Who doesn’t want to be a confident photographer?
 
Every photographer wants to be confident. In a way, having confidence allows you to take better photos because you are focused more on being creative rather than criticizing yourself.
 
Because each photographer is different, the length of time it takes to develop confidence is also different. For some, it might take a few days; for others, it may take years. Go with the flow I say.
 
If we went back to the time when I started learning photography, you would notice one thing about my images – they didn’t include people. I remember going on a week-long vacation taking my new camera with me and all I took were landscapes, trees, clouds, artifacts and other inanimate objects. It wasn’t that I didn’t want people as subjects, it was simply a case of a lack of confidence. In a way, I felt confident taking photos of objects and scenes, but I wasn’t confident creating shots with people in them. I was not 100% with my skills yet as I was technically new to the craft, especially shots that involved a lot of movement. Also, I didn’t know how to relate to people as a photographer.
 
That was then. These days, I find that most of my shots include some human element in there. I just love seeing people in my photos. I have reached a point where I am confident enough to deal with people as a photographer.
 
Confidence is important in our journey as photographers. The way I’ve built confidence in this craft may be different from how others have done it, but I would like to share my own process through this guide. I hope that the pointers here will help you develop your confidence as a photographer.